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English departments are really dying

May 21, 2023 · Letters to the Editor · Comments Off on English departments are really dying

To the editor: Reading Mr. Phelps recent article, “Are English Departments Really Dying”, I was surprised by the conclusions he drew from the data he referenced at the U.S. Education … Continue reading “English departments are really dying”


Disadvantaging Black Students with a Demand for ‘Linguistic Justice’

Oct 9, 2020 · Matthew Stewart · Comments Off on Disadvantaging Black Students with a Demand for ‘Linguistic Justice’

On August 3, the Executive Committee of the Conference on College Composition and Communication approved a position statement on “Black Linguistic Justice.” The statement was crafted as a set of … Continue reading “Disadvantaging Black Students with a Demand for ‘Linguistic Justice’”


Why Literary Scholarship Matters

Apr 11, 2018 · R.V. Young · Comments Off on Why Literary Scholarship Matters

A recent book by Thomas L. Martin and Duke Pesta, The Renaissance and the Postmodern: A Study in Comparative Critical Values represents something of a critical cat among the contemporary … Continue reading “Why Literary Scholarship Matters”


Three Ways Declining English Departments Can Be Relevant Again

Mar 14, 2018 · Duke Pesta · Comments Off on Three Ways Declining English Departments Can Be Relevant Again

A major in English was once a serious endeavor masquerading as a frivolous one. Despite the occasional “do you want fries with that?” condescension from business or science students, the … Continue reading “Three Ways Declining English Departments Can Be Relevant Again”


Teaching Freshman English: It’s a Battlefield

Jul 28, 2017 · Rick Diguette · Comments Off on Teaching Freshman English: It’s a Battlefield

So you think you might like teaching college English. You love the language and its great works. Lots of people are like that, including me. Good, but beware. Teaching college … Continue reading “Teaching Freshman English: It’s a Battlefield”


The English major has lost its way; here is a path back.

Aug 29, 2014 · Troy Camplin · Comments Off on The English major has lost its way; here is a path back.

The English major has lost its way; here is a path back.


Maintaining the Status Quo in Teaching

Jun 8, 2014 · Troy Camplin · Comments Off on Maintaining the Status Quo in Teaching

Some administrators evaluate pedagogy not on whether it works but on whether it has been done for the past fifty years.


Literary Criticism without Literature

May 30, 2014 · Thomas Bertonneau · Comments Off on Literary Criticism without Literature

Few undergraduates have read more than the topical “edgy” fiction sold by hucksters to middle and high schools.


Too Late to Save English Departments?

Jan 30, 2014 · Mary Grabar · Comments Off on Too Late to Save English Departments?

The discipline of English is already in trouble, but there is more to come.

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